Nonstop flight route between Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia and Santa Monica, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bundaberg Airport (BDB), Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia and Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,119 miles (or 11,456 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Bundaberg Airport and Santa Monica Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Bundaberg Airport and Santa Monica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDB / YBUD |
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Location: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°54'14"S by 152°19'6"E |
Area Served: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDB |
More Information: | BDB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMO / KSMO |
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Location: | Santa Monica, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Monica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMO |
More Information: | SMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Bundaberg Airport (BDB):
- In addition to being known as "Bundaberg Airport", another name for BDB is "Bundaberg Regional Airport".
- Bundaberg Airport (BDB) has 2 runways.
- With the outbreak of World War II, it was decided as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme to requisition Bundaberg Airport and develop it as a Royal Australian Air Force Flying Training School.
- Because of Bundaberg Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Bundaberg Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Bundaberg Airport (BDB) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,879 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Located within the Bundaberg General Cemetery, it contains the burial places of 46 soldiers and airmen of the Australian Forces and five airmen of the United States Army Air Corps.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 107 ft above sea level.
- The closest airport to Bundaberg Airport (BDB) is Hervey Bay Airport (HVB), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SE of BDB.
- Bundaberg Airport is a regional airport serving Bundaberg, a city in the Australian state of Queensland.
Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):
- Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Santa Monica Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Monica Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,484 miles (18,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Santa Monica Airport is a general aviation airport largely in Santa Monica, California.
- The airport has a control tower and, on average, handled 296 operations a day.
- The closest airport to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of SMO.
- The aviation aspects of aircraft operations at the Santa Monica Airport and use of the nation’s airspace is regulated by the federal government through the Federal Aviation Administration.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".